#AnotherOne: 500 Startups Announces Batch 19 🔑

Earlier this year, we experimented with vertical tracks to be able to provide greater value to companies, in particular, categories of interest. These tracks have allowed companies to receive additional categorical mentoring and networking opportunities. This year at 500 Startups, we’ve held specialized tracks in Health, Fintech, B2B, and Fashion & Beauty. In Batch 19, we are, again, running tracks in B2B led by Robert Neivert and Fashion & Beauty led by Tanya Soman. #MajorKey

500 Startups has always invested in a lot of B2B companies — in fact, many of our top performing companies in our portfolio, such as Intercom and Talkdesk are B2B companies. One of the biggest challenges for B2B companies — especially enterprise B2B — is sales. How to hire salespeople? How to close deals? How to negotiate proposals? This is what our B2B track focuses on so that we can help founders with a great B2B product take their traction to the next level.

500 Startups has also invested in a lot of fashion & beauty companies including Ipsy, Le Tote, TheRealReal, and Tradesy. We see a real opportunity in this space because few investors have historically understood or invested in it. But, with the rise in some of our high flying fashion & beauty companies, investors and corporates are beginning to take notice. #BlessUp In this track, we provide both growth guidance to help our companies increase their users and revenues and also help connect them with relevant larger industry players.

At 500 Startups, it’s important to us to continue to push the startup ecosystem to be more inclusive and diverse, so we actively scout great companies from everywhere. This batch was no different, and we are proud that the diversity of our founders remains strong:

29% of companies have at least one female founder

49% of companies are international

13% of companies have a black founder

9% of companies have a LatinX founder

International countries represented:

Nigeria

India

Jordan

UK

Hong Kong

Bulgaria

Canada

Brazil

Spain

South Korea

Taiwan

Palestine

Germany

Switzerland

Sweden

Learn more about Batch 19 below. #WeTheBest

For investors interested in attending Demo Day B19 you can register here. See ya there! And applications for Batch 20 are now open. Apply here.

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